Some users may search online to find out how to convert file systems. Search "convert file system" or "convert FAT to NTFS" on Google, and they will get a list of information, most of which comes from Microsoft. It will usually be something similar to the following:
To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type CONVERT [drive letter]: /FS: NTFS.
Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS. 

It looks simple to convert file system. However, we much attention should be paid to the convert command. Why? Because data loss could occur when we use convert command to convert FAT to NTFS directly. From experience we would know that although the risk of corruption or data loss when we convert FAT to NTFS is low, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive which is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding, as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk.

After reading the above paragraph, you may not want to convert file systems anymore, because using convert command to convert FAT to NTFS is quite risky. Ok, don't worry about this problem and leave convert command alone. Here you will get acquainted with an easily-and-safely-operated file system convert software to convert FAT to NTFS: MiniTool Partition Manager. If you are a Professional user or home user, you can download Partition Wizard Professional Edition or Home Edition for free.

As a partition manager, Partition Wizard is a comprehensive disk management tool with a range of powerful functions, including copying partitions, creating new partitions, deleting partitions, formatting partitions, converting partitions, exploring partitions, hiding partitions, changing drive letters, setting active partitions, and a handful of other functions without data loss.
You can convert FAT to NTFS with Partition Wizard very easily.

First, launch MiniTool Partition Manager and choose the FAT 12/16/32 Partition. Second, Click Partitions > Convert FAT to NTFS
A pop-up dialog box will show the source and destination file system, click "Start" to continue. Lastly, Click "Close", and the operation to convert file system is finished. 

Windows built-in disk management tool is always far from satisfying for many users. For example, Windows XP built-in disk management tool can only create partition, delete partition, format partition, and change drive letter or route, but it can't help users to resize Windows partition. Windows Server 2008 built-in disk management tool is added with shrink volume and extend volume functions. However, after actually operating, users find that this tool only allows shrinking forwards and extending backwards. To realize extending volume with this tool, the premise should be that there is adjacent and unallocated space behind target volume. 

So this is very unpractical. This apparently powerful tool is actually useless to realize well Windows partition management. For better Windows partition management, we need a third-party partition management software. There are so many choices in the market, and it is hard to find one piece of excellent partition management software. Poor-qualified software may cause damage to data. Here is a recommendation: the powerful and secure partition management software MiniTool Partition Wizard. Through repeatedly test, MiniTool Partition Wizard is able to bear various Windows partition management operations.
 
One excellent partition management software is supposed to help users with good partition management, and also guarantee data security while working. It is because many users, especially server users, take security as the most significant thing. The followings are some features of MiniTool Partition Wizard: 
1. Powerful partition management functions: Despite of basic operations including create partition, delete partition, format partition, and change partition label, MiniTool Partition Wizard also provides users with functions like resize partition, merge partition, partition backup, disk backup, change drive letter, and wipe data, etc. 

2. Excellent data security solution: It resizes partition, merges partition, converts file system without causing any effect on data. In addition, it also provides users with a special data security function that guarantees data security while power-off happens when users perform resizing partition or merging partition. 

3. Preview effect and undo function: before executing settings, if we find a misoperation, we can undo it timely. Thus we can avoid frequent operation and save time as well as protect disk from being damaged. 

4. MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition: this edition is special for server operating systems, supporting Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 partition management. Through long-term test, MiniTool Partition Wizard Server Edition is proved running perfectly in these server operating systems. 
Because of these features, MiniTool Partition Wizard is considered as the most excellent partition management software, becoming the first choice of many enterprise servers. 

The following is an operating demonstration of MiniTool Partition Wizard resizing partition. Firstly, visit http://www.server-partition-manager.com/ to download this software and install it to start resizing. 
Firstly, launch MiniTool Partition Wizard: 

This is main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. To resize partition, we should click on "Move/Resize Partition" option to start resizing. 

In this interface, we can drag the partition handle border or input detailed value in textbox to resize partition. After resizing, we click on "OK" button to finish resizing. 

Returning to main interface, remember to click on "Apply" button to execute all settings. Wait for the executing, and in a few minutes we will have the partition resized successfully.  

Maybe some users still use Windows 2000 Server operating system. However, it is not as excellent and popular as Windows 2008 Server, for it has relatively low network security. Network security is one of the most important things for server. And reasonable disk management will improve server security. During the usual management of Windows 2000 Server, the administrator will reasonably allocate the partition to stabilize sever and improve the operation efficiency. And most users apply Partition Magic to manage partition because it has good ability. But when users use DOS boot system, Windows 2000 Serve Partition Magic can not operate normally to adjust partition unless we manually change allocation files. This is difficult for users who are unfamiliar with computer. And miss operation will lead to unnecessary troubles. Actually it is mush easier to manage by using another kind of software MiniTool Partition wizard instead of Windows 2000 Server Partition Magic. MiniTool Partition Wizard also has powerful functions. It has high compatibility and property and can operate in various operating systems and manage partitions of different forms. MiniTool Partition Wizard can easily meet the demands for partition management like perfectly merge partition in Windows Server 2000. 

Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard. Then run it. 
(NOTE: The two partitions that will be merged must be with the same file system and adjacent to each other. If their file systems are different or the two partitions are not adjacent, you can adjust them by using MiniTool Partition Wizard). 

This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. Select any partition and click "Merge Partition" in the drop-down menu "Operations". 

Select the target partition and click "Next". (NOTE: the selected partition will be extended partition and its letter is the letter of the new partition) 


Select the partition that will be merged into the target partition and click "Finish" to go back to the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard. 

In the main interface, the new merged partition can be previewed. Confirm all operations in "Operations Pending" and then click "Apply" to execute all operations. By now, merging partition has been finished. 

 

"File recovery" is strange but also familiar to us. It is strange because most users will not use it. It is familiar because almost every user has encountered data loss caused by accidental formatting, accidental deletion, or files damage. Generally, we will ignore unimportant data loss, but according to the research of 800 computer users by 3M Company, each disk failure causes more than five invalid workdays. What's more, business information or secret data loss and damage cause much more terrible losses. Now you can see how file recovery values. 

As data recovery company charges users high, so many individual and family users have no willing to ask data recovery companies for help. Under this situation, data recovery software is born. Certainly, there are many kinds of data recovery software in the market, and the qualities are rather uneven. What we should do is choose a qualified data recovery software to avoid unnecessary losses. Here I recommend a professional and powerful data recovery software named MiniTool Power Data Recovery to you. MiniTool Power Data Recovery provides family and individual users with free edition to recover data for free. 

Most users have the wrong opinion of "Freeware has poor quality". In fact, it is not true. Now there are still many kinds of great freeware like anti-virus software – Avira Anti Vir Personal, Linux operating system, office software – WPS office, etc. MiniTool Power Data Recovery is the classical free and excellent data recovery software. 


MiniTool Power Data Recovery employs really user-friendly design that common users can handle it easily. The main interface shows us five functional modules: "Undelete Recovery", "Damaged Partition Recovery", "Lost Partition Recovery", "Digital Media Recovery", and "CD/DVD Recovery". MiniTool Power Data Recovery has clear classification, explicit directions, and simple operations. Use the Boot CD of MiniTool Power Data Recovery to boot the computer, and we can recover data from computer disk where operating system crashes. 

To show you how powerful MiniTool Power Data Recovery is, let me make a presentation of recovering data from formatted partition. Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery and click "Damaged Partition Recovery" button. 

This interface shows you the specific condition of disks and partitions. Select the target damaged partition, and then click "Full Scan" button and MiniTool Power Data Recovery will start scanning the partition. At last, click "Show Files". Here we can see all the lost data. Find the ones to be recovered, and click "Save Files" button. In this interface, click "Browse..." button to set the save path of recovered data. Click "OK" button, and all work is done. Notice: you should not save recovered data to the original partition to avoid affecting recovery result.  

Partitioning Windows Servers is an increasing need for IT administrators who want to maximize their partition performance of Windows Servers. Recently, Windows Server 2008 was released. Thus, how to perform partition operations on Windows Server 2008 is a question that many will soon be asking.

For instance, how does one enlarge the partition C on Windows Server 2008 for further usage or back up partition C for special use? Any improper operations could lead to data loss and system breakdown. What's more, the disk management built in Windows Server 2008 offers no function in partition copying. Thus, a professional partition management software is needed.

Partition Wizard Server Edition - A Professional Partition Manager for Server 2008.

Partition Wizard Server Edition is the leader in server partitioning software. With this excellent Windows Server partitioning software, you will find that it is a very simple job to partition Windows Server 2008 hard drives. For example, you can create and delete partitions on your hard disk quickly and easily, or resizing your partitions in Windows Server by utilizing the free spaces of your hard drive. Furthermore, it allows you to enlarge a partition like partition C: under Windows Server 2008 Operating System without losing data or destroying data during the resizing process. Here is a quick tour of Partition Wizard Server Edition and show how to create a partition.


The main interface includes an action panel with a shortcut for common tasks and an overview of pending operations, a map of each disk, and a list of the partitions on the selected disk. The menu bar and a toolbar appear at the top of the window. The menu bar offers you the access to all of MiniTool Partition Manager's features. It gives you quick access to commonly used options. When the pointer is over a toolbar, the status bar shows what the button does. 

 If there is some unallocated space on the disk, you can create a partition by manual disk operations. Select the unallocated space, the Create Partition will be available on the toolbar, on the sidebar, and on the Operation menu. In the Create Partition window, enter a partition label, select a drive letter, cluster size, partition size, partition type (Primary-Logical) and file system from the list. Normally, if the partition is used to contain an Operating System, Primary should be selected for it, and if the partition is meant for data storage, then Logical should be selected. Click OK; you will add a pending operation to the operations list. 

Apply the pending operation, and you have successfully created a new partition out of the free space. Reboot your Windows Server 2008 Operating System, and you're done!

Partition Wizard Server Edition now supports: Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 and Windows 2000 pro/XP/7/Vista 32 and 64 bit systems.